Government By The People Chapter 7 – POLS 103 – Payne
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What did Ronald Reagan warn about health care reform in the early 1960s?
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He warned it would be Socialist
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What remains the top source of news for most Americans?
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Television
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What percentage of the public gets some news through the cell phone or other mobile device?
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47%
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In the 1830's, __ became the first mass media.
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Print Newspaper
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Which war was known as the first media war?
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Spanish-American War
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What is the main demographic for talk radio?
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Conservative / Middle aged white males
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Which two networks monopolized the television news business during the 1960's and 1970's?
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CBS + NBC
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In what year did Rubert Murdoch launch Fox News?
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1996
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One of the reasons the Internet may hamper quality democracy is that it...
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Is not a very reliable source of information (hacking/accessibility)
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Which group is most likely to claim the media is biased?
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Conservative Republicans
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The profit motive causes news outlets
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The news is biased in favor to draw a large audience
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What government agency was created in the FDR administration to referee the airwaves?
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The FCC
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To what extent has the US Supreme Court upheld the First Amendment protection of a free press?
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To a large extent
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In media jargon, what is a small clip from a candidate speech referred to as?
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Sound Byte
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What makes mass media in the United States so unique?
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Commercial Enterprise
